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Did you know… There’s is a Go To Definition navigation stack?! - #367
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I added the exclamation point, because I never knew this. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/28/did-you-know-theres-is-a-go-to-definition-navigation-stack-367/
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Did you know… There’s a way to have Visual Studio log its activity for troubleshooting? - #366
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There’s a built-in command line switch devenv.exe /log to log Visual Studio activity, e.g. which packages got loaded, etc. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/27/did-you-know-theres-a-way-to-have-visual-studio-log-its-activity...
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Did you know… How to add a Linked Item to a project - #365
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This feature is helpful when you need a common file shared among projects, like a bitmap, readme, set of common tools and utilities, etc. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/26/did-you-know-how-to-add-a-linked-item-to-a-project...
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Did you know… Visual Studio comes with an image library for you to use in your applications? - #364
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Starting in Visual Studio 2005, you’ll find the Visual Studio Image Library, a zip file that contains over a 1000 images to create applications that have a consistent UI look and feel to Windows, Office, and Visual Studio. This blog post has...
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Did you know… You can customize how search results are displayed in the Find Results window? - #363
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Ever did a Find in Files and was annoyed that Visual Studio showed the entire file path, forcing you to scroll over just to see the name of the file and the search result? This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/24/did-you-know-you...
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Did you know… Dock your Call Stack window alongside the Solution Explorer for a better debugging experience - #362
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Whenever I found a bug that required the developer to investigate on my machine, This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/21/did-you-know-dock-your-call-stack-window-alongside-the-solution-explorer-for-a-better-debugging-experience-362...
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Did you know… Ctrl+K, Ctrl+v allows you to quickly search for objects within your solution? - #361
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There is a command called View.ClassViewGoToSearchCombo which does exactly as it says. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/20/did-you-know-ctrlk-ctrlv-allows-you-to-quickly-search-for-objects-within-your-solution-361/
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Did you know… You can use devenv.exe /edit to open a file in an existing Visual Studio instance - #360
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Visual Studio has a command line argument you can specify to open a file in an existing instance of VS. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/19/did-you-know-you-can-use-devenv-exe-edit-to-open-a-file-in-an-existing-visual-studio...
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Did you know… Ctrl+. shows a smart tag - #359
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We’ve all seen smart tags before, the little line that appears whether we’re renaming something or VS wants to help us add a using statement to our code. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/18/did-you-know-ctrl-shows...
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Did you know… you can display a license in the Content Installer - #358
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Directly from the help documentation: This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/17/did-you-know-you-can-display-a-license-in-the-content-installer-358/
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Did you know… You can view the contents of a .vsi before installing via the Content Installer - #357
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On the front page of the Content Installer is a link to view the content in Windows Explorer. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/14/did-you-know-you-can-view-the-contents-of-a-vsi-before-installing-via-the-content-installer-357...
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Did you know… You can specify where to install a snippet in the Content Installer - #356
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Continuing with yesterday’s tip, whenever you install a code snippet, the content installer will present you with a page (per snippet language) asking you where do you want to install the code snippet. This blog post has moved to http://saraford...
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Did you know… Visual Studio has a Content Installer? - #355
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Throughout my blog and my book, I talk passionately about how I loved to test a certain feature or how a certain feature drove me crazy. But no feature has more emotion behind it than the Content Installer. This blog post has moved to http://saraford...
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Did you know… You can press Ctrl+\, D to view the Code Definition Window – #354
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Now before I get the angry emails on my first day back from vacation, I will say up front that there is no love for VB in today’s tip. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/11/did-you-know-you-can-press-ctrl-d-to-view-the-code...
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Did you know… You can drag and drop objects from the Class View into your code - #353
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This also works in the Object Browser, but considering it is in a tabbed documented state (meaning it’s expanded in the editor and not in a tool window state) i never thought of trying this. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008...
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Did you know… You can Invoke a Static Method from the Class View? - #352
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Today’s tip is actually a continuation from yesterday’s, as the Create Instance and Invoke Static Method actually are a part of the Class Diagram implementation. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/07/did-you-know-you...
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Did you know… You can view the Class Diagram for a class from the Class View - #351
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The Class Diagram was built by another team outside the Visual Studio Core Team, so I don’t have This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/06/did-you-know-you-can-view-the-class-diagram-for-a-class-from-the-class-view-351/
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Did you know… You can export your Class View settings options to a .vssettings file? - #350
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Just like Object Browser, you can export your class view settings to a .vssettings file. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/05/did-you-know-you-can-export-your-class-view-settings-options-to-a-vssettings-file-350/
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Did you know… There are two different commands for navigation forward and back in Class View - #349
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Just like in the Object Browser, Alt+Right Arrow (View.Forward) and Alt+Left Arrow (View.Backward) works in the Class View. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/04/did-you-know-there-are-two-different-commands-for-navigation-forward...
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Did you know… You can show project references in the Class View? - #348
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The Class View and the Object Browser are very similar, even down to the sort by options. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/03/did-you-know-you-can-show-project-references-in-the-class-view-348/
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PDC 2008 Day 2 - 4 pictures
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As announced on the CodePlex team blog, Channel 9 and I hosted the first ever CodePlex town hall. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/11/03/pdc-2008-day-2-4-pictures/
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